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The Kenockee Township handbook

Living in Kenockee Township, MI: what to set up and who to call

Voting is local here: the Kenockee Township Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Lake Huron Medical Center, 12.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kenockee Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Kenockee Township.

Electricity

Power comes from DTE

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kenockee Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Michigan, for customers on its standard service). Michigan lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of DTE’s home customers do, and DTE still delivers it.

Start or move service: www.dteenergy.com · (800) 477-4747

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Kenockee Township

33% of 1,063 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL, Fiber76%90/5
Mercury FiberFixed wireless, Fiber23%150/20
AT&TFixed wireless31%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless26%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless14%100/20
AVS BroadbandFixed wireless5%25/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kenockee Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kenockee Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Kenockee Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kenockee Township kids go to
PK–5Avoca Elementary SchoolYale Public Schools
6–8Yale Junior High Schoolin Yale
9–12Yale Senior High Schoolin Yale

Most of Kenockee Township (99%) is in Yale Public Schools.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kenockee Township is in ZIP code 48006

ZIP codes where Kenockee Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Kenockee TownshipZIP’s residents in Kenockee Township
48006Avoca, MI100%62%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Kenockee Township

Who provides electricity in Kenockee Township?

DTE (DTE Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Kenockee Township?

Frontier, Mercury Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, AVS Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kenockee Township?

48006. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kenockee Township in?

Yale Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Kenockee Township?

In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Kenockee Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.